Olivarez Cup juniors netfest unwraps in Parañaque

The Olivarez Cup 2016 presented by Palawan Pawnshop-Palawan Express Pera Padala gets going today with matches in the boys and girls’ 12-, 14- and 16-and-under and 10-unisex on tap at the Olivarez Sports Center in Sucat, Parañaque.

The juniors tournament, which features all the winners in various legs of this year’s PPS-PEPP nationwide age-grouper, serves as the kickoff of a three-week long tennis festival put up annually by Parañaque Mayor Edwin Olivarez along with Rep. Eric Olivarez and Dr. Pablo Olivarez as part of the family’s long-time commitment to develop the sport and help in the country’s talent-search.

It includes the centerpiece men’s and women’s Open Championship, headed by the country’s aces, slated August 9 to 12, the team event on August 13, 14, 20 and 21, and the inter-school competition from August 14 to 20.

“We welcome the close to 300 participants to this annual gathering of the best of the best in juniors and Open and a slew of rising stars raring to share the spotlight,” said Mayor Edwin Olivarez.

All categories in the boys side and the 10-unisex also drew 64-player cast while the rest in the girls’ category features 32-player draws, underscoring the all-support of the country’s age-groupers seeking ranking points and exposure in a top-level tournament sponsored by Palawan Pawnshop and Slazenger as the official ball.

“We expect to produce the future members of the national team from this tournament and we take pride in helping and developing the sport by staging this year-long, nationwide PPS-PEPP age-group circuit annually,” said Palawan Pawnshop COO Bobby Castro.

For details, call tournament organizer Bobby Mangunay, also the PPS-PEPP sports program development director at 0915-4046464.